Resource Allocation

Starting with the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 release, the resource
allocation mechanism uses resource allocation constraints and hints to assign resources to
a domain at bind time.

A resource allocation constraint is a hard requirement that the system must meet when
you assign a resource to a domain. If the constraint cannot be
met, both the resource allocation and the binding of the domain fail.

A resource allocation hint is a soft requirement that the system attempts to meet
when you assign a resource to a domain. The allocation of a
resource can still succeed, and the domain can be bound even if
the hint cannot be fully met. This situation can happen if the
system can assign the resource in a way that does not necessarily
meet the requirement.